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FOREWORD
In
compiling this book our object has been to come as near as
possible to a uniformity of names and methods of mixing and serv–
ing drinks with the view of establishing a standard to work from.
There is no universal code, either in name or formula, for
mix–
ing drinks. A concoction in one city may be, in fact is, called by
another name somewhere else, although containing the same ingre–
dients. Our endeavor is to assemble the various names and meth–
ods of mixing so as to prevent confusion.
We believe this Manual will cover all drinks you .will have ·need
for. The name or some slight ingredient may vary in different
sections of the country, but by using this Manual_as reference or
guide you will have no difficulty 'in keeping yourself up to date.
Mixed drinks are typically American, but during prohibition
mixing drinks in hotels and restaurants of America became a lost
art. Only in the night clubs, the speakeasies and among the dev-
'
otees who could afford good liquor the traditions of mixing
drinks were carried on in a dilatory fashion .
Meanwhile, however, Mexico, Cuba, Europe and other parts
of the world have learn!!d to mix drinks. The war of 1914 with
millions of Americans in Europe helped to spread the cocktail
habit. The jazz age misunderstood the appetizer's mission, and
got
drunk
on it.
In
1933 an international congress of barmen was held in Madrid,
among the plaudits of the
worl~
who had learned to mix drinks.
The "American Bar," with certain characteristic modifications and
concessions to local taste, has made a triumphal march around the
world. It is now
~oming
back to America, having been outlawed
in its own home by the pe.ople who believed the evils of the world
could be cured by legislation. The old art of mL-tlng drinks is
therefore now being revived in its land of origin.
Many formulae have been gathered from Cuban and European
sources, and have been picked up at night clubs and private parties
in America. The good old standbys have been taken from pre–
war experience in bar and cellar management.